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Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa)

Employees: 75,581

Turnover: 17.4 billion DM

Aircraft

Employees: 42,220

Turnover: 8.738 billion DM

Space Systems

Employees: 4,205

Turnover: 1.354 billion DM

Defense and Civil Systems

Employees: 9,970

Turnover: 3.066 billion DM

Propulsion Systems

Employees: 12,618

Turnover: 3.039 billion DM

Further Activities

Employees: 6,568

Turnover: 1.197 billion DM

The activities of the Daimler-Benz Group in the areas of aircraft, space, defense and propulsion systems have been concentrated into the Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG (Dasa, Munich) ever since the latter's creation in May 19, 1989. In 1994, the Dasa business year showed a sales turnover of DM 17.4 billion. At the year-end of 1994, the company had 75,581 employees. These figures also include the sales and workplace data of the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, in which Dasa acquired a controlling interest in April 27, 1993. Dasa is now the largest aircraft manufacturer in Europe and is number four in the world rankings of aerospace companies. Daimler-Benz AG (Stuttgart) is the majority partner in the company with a 93.8 percent share.

Companies, so rich in tradition like Dornier, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH (MBB), MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union, and Telefunken Systemtechnik (TST) have been consolidated and reorganised within the Dasa group to ensure the capability of the German aerospace industry to compete in the international markets.

The aerospace industry is a technological key industry, having a decisive influence on the competitive capability of the highly industrialised countries and their economic future. Since this industry incorporates a large number of advanced technologies, such as microelectronics, materials technology, microsystem technology, sensor technology, data processing, and the related know-how in the fields of production and integration, it is giving fresh impetus to and paving the way for the technological progress in many other domains. Within the Daimler-Benz Group, Dasa is an important element in the establishment of an integrated group of technology companies.

Daimler-Benz Aerospace is a world-wide operating company. It is an equal partner in a large number of international cooperations and alliances (e.g. Airbus, Ariane, Eurocopter, and several engine programmes, among which are V2500, Eurojet, ADP). Daimler-Benz Aerospace is making 75 percent of its total sales turnover by means of international cooperation programs. An important factor in these activities is the company's total system capability, i.e. the know-how of assuming system leadership in the development and manufacturing of complete aerospace systems and in providing the respective operational support.

The know-how and activities of the original companies have been assigned to Dasa's strategic business groups of Aircraft, Space Systems, Defense and Civil Systems, and Propulsion Systems, altogether a total of nine divisions, to concentrate the technological potential of the company in a market-oriented manner.

Within a period of only two years, the original companies were integrated into Daimler-Benz Aerospace. By amalgamating TST and MBB with the activities of Dasa in 1992, the integration process was largely completed. The "new" Daimler-Benz Aerospace, the operative core company, still has four important subsidiaries which, due to strategic reasons, will remain independent units: MTU, Dornier, Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus, and Fokker.